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McGill U, EdX Partner on MOOC for Groups

McGill University is partnering with
edX to launch what they institutions are calling a "GROOC," or a massive open online course (MOOC) for groups.

The new course, "Social Learning for
Social Impact," launches next month and "aims to inspire social change through global collaboration of like-minded people working to
create positive, sustainable impact," according to a news release.

Features of the GROOC include:

A curriculum geared toward group, rather than individual, learning;

Ongoing feedback from trained facilitators;

Groups formed through a matchmaking process that will pair students according to interests in particular problems or themes; and

Social changes themes determined by the students.

The course, which already has students enrolled from more than 125 countries, was co-created by Henry Mintzberg and based on his latest
book, Rebalancing Society.

"There are millions of people around the world working on social initiatives," Mintzberg said in a news release. "We need millions more.
This GROOC will provide an important platform to begin answering this need."